Gdansk is the capital of Poland's Maritime Voivodeship and the largest city and most important seaport in the northern coastal region of Poland.
For thousands of years, the city has been an important shipping and trade center along the Baltic Sea coast. Although it has declined several times in previous wars, not long after its decline, Gdansk was able to use its unique regional advantages to quickly restore prosperity and maintain its front-line status in Europe.
In terms of urban architectural style, this city is somewhat similar to Turin. There are many ancient buildings from the Gothic and Renaissance periods, among which the ancient city, St. Jan's Church and the ancient city wall are the most famous. The coast here is a sedimentary coast, with numerous spits, sandbars, dunes and beaches. In addition, the climate is cool and pleasant, and the city is a resort for countless seaside tourists. In the parallel world of later generations, this city was also selected into the "2020 Global Summer Cities List".
It is absolutely appropriate to consider this place as one of the host cities for the European Cup.
When Yunsheng arrived at the hotel where the Italian national team was staying, the entire Italian national team had been waiting outside the hotel for a long time.
A commercial vehicle stopped at the door. Yun Sheng got out of the car, followed by two assistant coaches and three players.
"Sir!" The first to come up were Piero and Buffon, Yunsheng's old acquaintances.
As the captain and deputy captain of the Italian team, the two were surprised and delighted by Yun Sheng's arrival.
After stepping forward to hug Yun Sheng, Del Piero smiled and said: "A few days ago I learned that coach Prandelli was seriously ill and was admitted to the hospital. All of us were very worried about the prospects of the European Cup, but a day later we heard that you were coming. , we are all very happy!”
Buffon nodded repeatedly: "Yes, not to mention our Juventus brothers, even the brothers from other clubs are extremely impressed by Mr.'s 'Four Crowns' honor this season! We all believe that you can lead The Italian national team is back at the top!"
Looking at all the Italian national team teammates behind the two captains and deputy captains, Yun Sheng walked over with a smile and hugged everyone one by one, in a peaceful and friendly manner.
"Pirlo, Marchisio, Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini... Fortunately, all of you were recruited into the national team by coach Prandelli. I deny that outsiders would think that I would be nepotistic."
"Cassano, why do you always run into this guy like you wherever you go? By the way, you are absolutely not allowed to eat seafood during the European Cup, do you hear me!"
"Balotelli, I heard that you have a very good relationship with Dong Fangzhuo. It seems that you are destined to be a Chinese."
"Giovinco, known as the 'Atomic Ant', you are excellent at dribbling, shooting and passing. You are the Messi of Italy!"
"De Rossi, you are one of the most important players in Italy in my heart! With such an outstanding B2B player like you, Italy has a bright future in this European Cup!"
"Abate, you are one of the best full-backs in the world! I have a request for you in this European Cup. You must deal with the enemy like you dealt with Juventus players in Serie A! Otherwise, you will almost defeat Juventus in the league. If a player gets injured in a tackle, I will have to wear some shoes for you, haha."
"De Sanctis, Siligu, you are all world-class goalkeepers! But unfortunately, Buffon has cheated this season. What should we do? I hope you can maintain your best condition and be ready to play at any time!"
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Yunsheng greeted every player and was able to accurately describe the characteristics of each player, which made the players feel warm.
This four-time champion coach is not bad.
Yun Sheng asked the players to go back to their rooms to rest and wait until the afternoon training to talk about anything.
During this period, the Italian team arranged half-day training every day. They discussed with the Spanish team, their first opponent in the group stage, one day in advance. Today's training time for Italy is in the afternoon.
The PGE Stadium in Gdansk is the home stadium of Gdansk Kleggia Club. This top football stadium in Poland can accommodate 43,165 fans. It is the venue for the first focus game of Group C.
In recent days, Italy and Spain have been training here every day.
This afternoon, Yunsheng, who had just arrived in Poland, started his first training session without much rest.
In the stadium, Yun Sheng stood in front of the players. At this time, he put away the calmness and gentleness he had during the morning meeting, and now his face became very serious.
First, Yun Sheng introduced the two new assistant coaches to all the players and coaching staff, especially explaining to the coaching staff that these two were just his helpers and would leave after the European Cup and would not replace the existing coaching staff positions.
There are also three new players who have joined the team. Yun Sheng also made a special statement that these three people were specially recruited by himself. In order for the team to achieve better results, I hope everyone will not have any thoughts because of someone leaving.
After briefly introducing the newcomers, Yun Sheng began his lecture before today's training.
"Today is June 2, and we don't have much time now. On June 10, we will face the powerful opponent Spain in the first round of the group stage. This game is crucial, so from now on, our training will be Can’t stop!”
"I will explain four things next. Please listen carefully."
"First, I will try my best to maintain some of the arrangements made by coach Prandelli to ensure the stability of the team. Prandelli is an excellent coach and he has brought many positive things to this Italian team. I just replaced him temporarily, so I won't make too many changes to the team. At most, I will make adjustments to tactics and playing styles. The other management systems remain the same. I am not the kind of head coach who likes to play tricks. Please ask for this. Don’t worry, everyone.”
"Second, the two captains established by Prandelli are Del Piero and Buffon. This is the same as when I was at Juventus. I have no objection. But now I am ready to add a third captain-De Rossi! Here In this team, Buffon, De Rossi, and Del Piero, you three are the central axis of the team. You are also the absolute main force that I have determined. In all subsequent games, you three must give your best. It’s a must!”
"Third, let me explain again that I am no longer the coach of Juventus, so the Juventus players in the team will not receive special care from me! And I tell you clearly that if you cannot show your excellent form, I will not hesitate. Let him go to the bench to find his form! In my team, no one is special!"
"Fourth, in addition to confirming the main positions of the three captains, I now need to re-select the starting lineup. So from today on, all of you must be 120% on the training ground! I reiterate that all of you put together, whether you are an old acquaintance of mine, a player from my club, or a player I have never met before, I will treat you equally!"
"In this Italian national team, everything depends on the form!"
